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August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan August 2007 is the eighth month of that year It began on a Wednesday and 31 days later ended on a Friday. August 2006 was a month with thirty-one days On August 10, an alleged plot to detonate ten Airliners over the Atlantic Ocean was revealed to PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. August 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - See also August 20 2003 - August 2003 - August 22 2003 ---- Occupation of Iraq: General Ali Hassan al-Majid ( Chemical August 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 132 days remaining until the end of the year.

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Holidays and observances
5 External links

Events

1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the de facto ruler of Japan. was the founder and the first Shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. is a military rank and historical title in Japan. The Japanese word for "general" it is made up of two Kanji words sho, meaning "commander" For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. (Traditional Japanese date: July 12, 1192)
1680 - Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe from Spanish during the Pueblo Revolt. Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. The Pueblo people are a Native American people in the Southwestern United States. Santa Fe ( Navajo: Yootó is the Capital of the state of New Mexico. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The' Pueblo Revolt of 1680 or Popé's Rebellion' was an uprising of many Pueblos of the Pueblo people against Spanish colonization of the Americas in
1689 - The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland. The Battle of Dunkeld ( Scottish Gaelic:) was fought between Jacobite clans supporting King James VII of Scotland and a government regiment of Covenanters
1760 - The church (later cathedral) of "Our Lady of Candlemas of Mayagüez (Puerto Rico)" is founded, establishing the basis for the founding of the city. Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral The Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple celebrates an early episode in the life of Jesus, and falls on or around 2 February. Mayagüez redirects here For the US ship of the same name see ''SS'' Mayagüez.
1770 - James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales. Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Captain James Cook FRS RN ( – 14 February 1779) was an English Explorer, Navigator and For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800
1772 - King Gustav III completes his coup d'etat by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and installing him as an enlightened despot. Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Gustav III ( – 29 March 1792) was King of Sweden from 1771 until his death Sweden's Constitution of 1772 took effect through a bloodless Coup d'état carried out by King Gustav III, establishing a brief Absolute monarchy in Sweden The Age of Liberty (Frihetstiden is the half a century long experiment with a Parliamentary system and increasing Civil Rights in the period from Charles "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.
1810 - Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, Marshal of France, is elected Crown Prince of Sweden by the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Charles XIV John ( Karl XIV Johan) born Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, later renamed Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (26 January 1763 &ndash 8 March 1844 The Marshal of France (Maréchal de France and pl Maréchaux de France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a Military rank. Crown Princess redirects here for the ship see Crown Princess (ship. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Riksdag of the Estates, or Ståndsriksdagen, was the name used for the Estates of the Swedish realm, or Rikets ständer, when they were assembled
1821 - Jarvis Island is discovered by the crew of the Eliza Frances. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Jarvis Island (also formerly known as Bunker Island) is an uninhabited 4
1831 - Nat Turner leads black slaves and free blacks in a rebellion. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Nat Turner (Nathaniel Turner October 2 1800 – November 11 1831 was an American slave who started the largest slave rebellion in the Antebellum
1842 - The city of Hobart, Tasmania, is founded. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass
1852 - Tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Not to be confused with the Turkic Telengit people The Tlingit (ˈklɪŋkɪt in English also /-gɪt/ or Tlinkit /ˈtlɪŋkɪt/ which Fort Selkirk is a former trading post on the Yukon River at the confluence of the Pelly River in Canada 's Yukon. Yukon (ˈjuːkɒn is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three territories.
1856 - America's first consul to Japan, Townsend Harris, arrives in Shimoda. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Consul (abbrev cos; Latin plural consules) was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Townsend Harris ( B 3 October 1804 –1878 was a successful New York City merchant and minor politician and the first United States Consul General is a city and port in Shizuoka, Japan, which played an important part in the opening of Japan to the outside world in the 1850s (Traditional Japanese date: July 21, 1856)
1858 - The Lincoln-Douglas debates begin. Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate and the incumbent Stephen A
1862 - The Vienna Stadtpark opens its gates. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. The Viennese City Park ( German: Wiener Stadtpark) extends from the Parkring in the First District of Vienna up to the Heumarkt
1863 - Lawrence, Kansas is destroyed by Confederate guerillas Quantrill's Raiders in the Lawrence Massacre. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the US State of Kansas and the County seat of Douglas County. The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Quantrill's Raiders were a loosely organized force of pro- Confederate Bushwhackers who fought in the American Civil War under the leadership of The Lawrence Massacre, also known as Quantrill's Raid, was a rebel guerrilla attack during the U
1878 - The American Bar Association is founded. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The American Bar Association ( ABA) founded August 21 1878 is a voluntary Bar association of Lawyers and law students which is not specific
1879 - The Virgin Mary, along with St. Joseph and St. John the Evangelist reportedly appear to the people of Knock, County Mayo, Ireland. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph "of the House of David " ( Hebrew יוֹסֵף also known as Saint Joseph, Joseph the Betrothed, Joseph of Nazareth Saint John the Evangelist (d ca 110 יוחנן " The LORD is merciful" Standard Hebrew Yoḥanan, Tiberian Hebrew Knock (An Cnoc meaning The Hill – but now more generally known in Irish as Cnoc Mhuire, "Hill of (the Virgin Mary" is a small town in Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
1888 - The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a See Adding machine (disambiguation for other uses of this term The United States of America —commonly referred to as the William Seward Burroughs I ( January 28[[ 857]] – September 14[[ 898]] was an American Inventor, born in Rochester New York.
1911 - The Mona Lisa is stolen by a Louvre employee. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Mona Lisa (also known as La Gioconda) is a 16th century portrait painted in oil on a Poplar panel by Art theft is the Theft of Art. This is usually done for the purpose of resale or Ransom; occasionally thieves are also commissioned The Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre located in Paris is the world's most visited art museum a historic monument and a national museum of France
1942 - World War II: The Battle of Stalingrad began. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Stalingrad is a commonly used name in English sources for several large operations by Germany and its allies and Soviet forces conducted with the
1942 - World War II: A Nazi flag is installed atop the Mount Elbrus. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Mount Elbrus (Эльбрус is a Mountain located in the western Caucasus Mountain range, in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia
1942 - World War II: Allied forces involved in the Guadalcanal campaign defeated an attack by Imperial Japanese Army soldiers in the Battle of the Tenaru. The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis powers during the Second World War. The Guadalcanal Campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal, was fought between August 7, 1942, and February 9, 1943, in the The Imperial Japanese Army ( IJA) ( Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國陸軍 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国陸軍 Romaji: Dai-Nippon Teikoku The Battle of the Tenaru, sometimes called the Battle of the Ilu River or The Battle of Alligator Creek, took place August 21, 1942, on
1944 - Dumbarton Oaks Conference, prelude to the United Nations, begins. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Dumbarton Oaks Conference (or Washington Conversations on International Peace and Security Organization) was an international conference at which the United Nations The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security
1959 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the
1963 - Xa Loi Pagoda raids: The Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces loyal to Ngo Dinh Nhu, brother of President Ngo Dinh Diem, vandalises Buddhist pagodas across the country, arresting thousands and leaving an estimated hundreds dead. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Xá Lợi Pagoda raids were a series of synchronised attacks on the Buddhist Pagodas in South Vietnam shortly after midnight on August The Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces ( Vietnamese: Lực Lượng Đặc Biệt or LLDB) were the elite military units of the Army of the For his wife see Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu., (October 7 1910 - November 2, 1963) was the younger brother Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices
1968 - Soviet Union-dominated Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring; on the same day, Nicolae Ceauşescu, leader of Communist Romania, publicly condemns the Soviet maneuver, encouraging the Romanian population to arm itself against possible Soviet reprisals. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Warsaw Pact (see Nomenclature) was an organization of Communist states in Central and Eastern Europe. Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Prague Spring ( Czech: Pražské jaro, Slovak: Pražská jar) was a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia during Nicolae Ceauşescu (nikoˈlaje tʃauˈʃesku (January 26 1918 – December 25 1989 was the communist dictator of Romania from 1965 until December 1989 when a revolution A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. The Romanians (dated Rumanians or Roumanians; Romanian: români or historically and today rather seldom and only regional rumâni A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia.
1968 - James Anderson, Jr. posthumously receives the first Medal of Honor to be awarded to an African American U.S. Marine. Private First Class James Anderson Jr was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism while serving in Vietnam in The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa
1969 - An Australian, Michael Dennis Rohan, sets the Al-Aqsa Mosque on fire
1971 - A bomb exploded in the Liberal Party campaign rally in Plaza Miranda, Manila, Philippines with several anti-Marcos political candidates injured. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Michael Dennis Rohan is an Australian citizen who gained worldwide infamy on August 21, 1969, when he attempted to set fire to the Al-Aqsa Al-Aqsa Mosque ( Arabic:المسجد الاقصى /æl'mæsdʒɪd æl'ɑqsˁɑ/ {{Audio|ArAqsaMosque Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Liberal Party of the Philippines ( Filipino: Partido Liberal ng Pilipinas) is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded on November The 1971 Plaza Miranda bombing occurred during a Political campaign rally of the Liberal Party at Plaza Miranda in the district of Quiapo Manila in the The City of Manila The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralín Marcos ( September 11, 1917 &ndash September 28, 1989) was President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986
1976 - Operation Paul Bunyan at Panmunjeom, Korea. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Axe Murder Incident (판문점 도끼 살인 사건 was the killing of two United States Army officers by North Korean soldiers on August 18, 1976 Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia.
1983 - Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino, Jr. was assassinated at the Manila International Airport (now renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport). Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Benigno Servillano Aquino Jr ( November 27, 1932 – August 21 The Ninoy Aquino International Airport ( Filipino: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Ninoy Aquino) or NAIA (ˈnæijɑ is the Airport serving the
1986 - Carbon dioxide gas erupts from volcanic Lake Nyos in Cameroon, killing up to 1,800 people within a 20-kilometer range. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the Lake Nyos is a Crater lake in the Northwest Province of Cameroon. The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central and western Africa.
1991 - Latvia declares renewal of its full independence after the occupation of Soviet Union. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
1991 - Coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev collapses. The 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt ( August 19 - August 21, 1991) also known as the August Putsch or August Coup was a three-day Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev ( Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov;; born 2 March 1931 in Privolnoye Stavropol Krai) is a Russian politician
1993 - NASA loses contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Mars Observer, launched by NASA in September 25, 1992, was the first of the proposed Observer series of planetary missions and was designed
2001 - NATO decides to send a peace-keeping force to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The North Atlantic Treaty The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: The Republic of Macedonia (Република
2001 - The Red Cross announces that a famine is striking Tajikistan, and calls for international financial aid for Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an International humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers worldwide who stated A famine is a widespread shortage of food that may apply to any Faunal species which phenomenon is usually accompanied by regional Malnutrition, Starvation Tajikistan (təˈdʒɪkɨstæn or /təˈdʒiːkɨstæn/ Тоҷикистон tɔʤikɪsˈtɔn or, Persian تاجیکستان‎ taajikestaan officially the Republic of Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( Uzbek: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi or Ўзбекистон Республикаси is a doubly
2007 - Hurricane Dean makes its first landfall in Costa Maya, Mexico with winds at 165 mph. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Hurricane Dean was the strongest Tropical cyclone of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. Costa Maya is a small Tourist region in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico, located between Cancún and Belize. Dean is the first storm since Hurricane Andrew to make landfall as a Category 5.

Births

1165 - King Philip II of France (d. Philip II Augustus (Philippe Auguste ( 21 August[[ 165]] &ndash 14 July 1223) was the King of France from 1180 until his death 1223)
1535 - Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. was the second son of Shimazu Takahisa and younger brother of Shimazu Yoshihisa. 1619)
1567 - Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva and saint (d. This article is about the Roman Catholic saint For churches named after him see Saint Francis de Sales church. 1622)
1597 - Roger Twysden, English antiquarian and royalist (d. Sir Roger Twysden ( August 21, 1597 to June 27, 1672) was an English antiquary and royalist pamphleteer 1672)
1643 - King Afonso VI of Portugal (d. Ancestors 1683)
1660 - Hubert Gautier, French scientist and civil engineer (d. Hubert Gautier ( August 21, 1660 - September 27, 1737) was a French Engineer. 1737)
1665 - Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer (d. Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Giacomo Filippo Maraldi ( August 21, 1665 &ndash December 1, 1729) was an French - Italian Astronomer and Mathematician 1729)
1670 - James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French military leader (d. Year 1729 ( MDCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James FitzJames 1st Duke of Berwick ( 21 August 1670 &ndash 12 June 1734) was a French military leader illegitimate son of King James 1734)
1725 - Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter (d. Year 1734 ( MDCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1805)
1754 - William Murdoch, Scottish inventor (d. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or William Murdoch (sometimes spelled Murdock) ( August 21, 1754 - November 15, 1839) was a Scottish engineer and inventor 1839)
1754 - Banastre Tarleton, British soldier and politician (d. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common General Sir Banastre Tarleton 1st Baronet, GCB ( 21 August 1754 &ndash 16 January 1833) was a British 1833)
1765 - William IV of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William IV (William Henry 21 August 1765 &ndash 20 June 1837 was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until 1837)
1789 - Augustin Louis Cauchy, French mathematician (d. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1857)
1798 - Jules Michelet, French historian (d. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jules Michelet ( 21 August 1798 &ndash 9 February 1874) was a French Historian. 1874)
1800 - Hiram Walden, American politician (d. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Hiram Walden ( August 21[[ 800]] - July 21[[ 880]] was a United States Representative from New York. 1880)
1801 - Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch politician (d. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer ( August 21, 1801 - May 19, 1876) Dutch Politician and Historian, was born at 1876)
1813 - Jean Stas, Belgian chemist (d. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jean Servais Stas ( August 21, 1813 - December 13, 1891) was a Belgian analytical chemist. 1891)
1816 - Charles Frédéric Gerhardt, French chemist (d. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Charles Frédéric Gerhardt was a French chemist He was born in Strasbourg and studied in Karlsruhe, Leipzig, Gießen, and 1856)
1826 - Karl Gegenbaur, German anatomist (d. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Carl Gegenbaur ( August 21, 1826 - June 14, 1903)also Karl Gegenbaur,was a German Anatomist and Professor 1903)
1872 - Aubrey Beardsley, English illustrator (d. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Aubrey Vincent Beardsley ( August 21, 1872 &ndash March 16, 1898) was an influential English 1898)
1891 - Emiliano Mercado del Toro, World's oldest living man 2004-2007 (d. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Emiliano Mercado del Toro ( August 21, 1891 &ndash January 24, 2007) was the world's oldest person for six weeks the world's 2007)
1892 - Charles Vanel, French actor and director (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Charles-Marie Vanel, known as Charles Vanel ( August 21[[ 892]] in Rennes, France - April 15[[ 989]] in Cannes, France 1989)
1904 - William "Count" Basie, American bandleader (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on William "Count" Basie ( August 21, 1904 &ndash April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, Organist 1984)
1906 - Friz Freleng, American movie animator (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Isadore "Friz" Freleng ( August 21, 1906 &ndash May 26, 1995) was an Animator, Cartoonist, director 1995)
1908 - M. M. Kaye, British writer (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Mary Margaret ('Mollie' Kaye ( August 21, 1908 - January 29, 2004) was a British writer 2004)
1909 - Nikolay Bogolyubov, Russian mathematician (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Nikolai Nikolaevich Bogoliubov, (Микола Миколайович Боголюбов Николай Николаевич Боголюбов ( 21 August 1909 1992)
1912 - Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Hector "Toe" Blake CM ( August 21, 1912 – May 17, 1995) was a Canadian Ice hockey player 1995)
1915 - Raquel Rastenni, Danish singer (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Raquel Rastenni ( August 21, 1915 - August 20, 1998) born Anna Rachel Rastén, was a popular Danish singer 1998)
1918 - Billy Reay, Canadian ice hockey player (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William "Billy" Reay ( August 21, 1918 - September 23, 2004) was a Canadian National Hockey League hockey player 2004)
1920 - Christopher Robin Milne, inspiration for the Winnie-the-Pooh stories (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Christopher Robin Milne (21 August 1920 &ndash 20 April 1996 was the son of author Alan Alexander Milne and Dorothy de Sélincourt. Winnie-the-Pooh, commonly shortened to Pooh Bear and once referred to as Edward Bear, is a fictional Bear created by A 1996)
1924 - Jack Buck, American sports announcer (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Francis "Jack" Buck ( August 21, 1924 &ndash June 18, 2002) was an American Sportscaster, best known 2002)
1924 - Chris Schenkel, American sports journalist (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Christopher Eugene Schenkel ( August 21, 1923 - September 11, 2005 was an American Sportscaster. 2005)
1924 - Jack Weston, American actor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jack Weston (born Jack Weinstein in Cleveland Ohio, August 21, 1924 &ndash May 3, 1996) was an American 1996)
1925 - Maurice Pialat, French actor and director (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maurice Pialat ( 21 August 1925 &ndash 11 January 2003) was a French Film director, Screenwriter and Actor 2003)
1925 - Jorge Rafael Videla, ex-dictator of Argentina
1927 - Thomas S. Monson, 16th president of the (Mormon) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
1928 - Art Farmer, American trumpet player (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Jorge Rafael Videla Redondo (born August 21, 1925 in Mercedes Buenos Aires) was the dictator and President of Argentina from 1976 to 1981 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Biography Monson was born on August 21, 1927, in Salt Lake City, Utah to G Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Stewart (Art Farmer ( August 21, 1928 in Council Bluffs, Iowa &ndash October 4, 1999) was an American Jazz 1999)
1929 - X. J. Kennedy, American poet
1930 - Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. X J Kennedy (born 21 August 1929, Dover New Jersey) is a Poet, Translator, Anthologist, editor, and bestselling Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2002)
1930 - Frank Perry, American film director (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Frank Perry ( August 21 1930 – August 29 1995) was an American stage and Film director, producer 1995)
1932 - Melvin Van Peebles, American actor and screenwriter
1933 - Janet Baker, English mezzo-soprano
1934 - Paul Panhuysen, Dutch composer, visual and sound artist
1936 - Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball player (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Melvin Van Peebles (born August 21, 1932) is an American actor director screenwriter playwright novelist and composer Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes and WikipediaWikiProject Musicians/Infobox --> Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Panhuysen (born Aug 21 1934, Borgharen) is a Dutch Composer, visual and Sound artist, and was the founder and director of Het Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain (August 21 1936&ndashOctober 12 1999 nicknamed Wilt the Stilt, The Big Dipper, and Chairman of the Boards 1999)
1936 - Radish Tordia, Painter Of Figurative Art From Georgia
1938 - Kenny Rogers, American singer and actor
1937 - Robert Stone, American novelist
1939 - James Burton, American guitarist
1939 - Clarence Williams III, American actor
1939 - Festus Mogae, president of Botswana
1943 - Hugh Wilson, American director, writer and actor
1944 - Jackie DeShannon, American singer
1944 - Peter Weir, Australian film director
1944 - Perry Christie, former prime minister of the Bahamas
1945 - Jerry DaVanon, baseball player
1945 - Basil Poledouris, American film score composer (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Radish Tordia (რადიშ თორდია (born Abasha, August 21 1936) is a painter of Figurative art from Georgia Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers (born August 21, 1938, in Houston Texas) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Stone (born August 21, 1937) is an American Novelist. His work is typically characterized by psychological complexity political Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Burton (born August 21, 1939, in Minden Louisiana) is an American Guitarist. Clarence Williams III (born August 21, 1939) is an American actor Festus Gontebanye Mogae (born 21 August 1939) was President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008 The Republic of Botswana (Lefatshe la Botswana is a Landlocked nation in Southern Africa. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hugh Wilson (b August 21, 1943) is a director writer and actor Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jackie DeShannon (born Sharon Lee Myers, August 21 1944, Hazel, Kentucky) is an American Singer-songwriter Peter Lindsay Weir AM (born 21 August 1944 is an Australian Film director. Perry Gladstone Christie (born August 21, 1944) is a Bahamian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of the Bahamas from 2002 The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent sovereign English -speaking country consisting of two thousand Cays and Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Frank Gerald DaVanon (born August 21, 1945, in Oceanside California) was a Major League Baseball infielder Basilis "Basil" Konstantine Poledouris ( August 21, 1945 - November 8, 2006) was a Greek American film Composer 2006)
1949 - Loretta Devine, American actress
1950 - Patrick Juvet, Swiss singer
1951 - Eric Goles, Chilean mathematician and computer scientist
1951 - Char Margolis, American medium
1951 - Harry Smith, American television journalist
1951 - Margo Kane, Canadian playwright. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Loretta Devine (born August 21, 1949) is a five-time NAACP Image Awards -winning American actress. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Patrick Juvet (born August 21 1950, in Montreux, Switzerland) is a former model turned Singer-songwriter, who's had a string Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Eric Antonio Goles Chacc (born August 21, 1951) is a Chilean Mathematician and Computer scientist. Char Margolis is an American intuitive who claims to be able to contact or "channel" the souls of the deceased Harry Smith (born August 21, 1951 in Lansing Illinois) is a co-anchor for CBS ' The Early Show and the host of A&E Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Margo Kane (born August 21, 1951) is a Cree - Saulteaux performing artist and writer known for
1952 - Joe Strummer, British musician and singer (The Clash) (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Graham Mellor (21 August 1952 – 22 December 2002 better known as Joe Strummer, was the co-founder lyricist Rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the For the debut album by The Clash see The Clash (album The Clash were 2002)
1952 - Glenn Hughes, British bassist and vocalist (Finders Keepers/Trapeze/Deep Purple)
1954 - Archie Griffin, former American football player and only two-time Heisman Trophy winner. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Glenn Hughes (born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England on August 21, 1951) is a Bassist and Vocalist Finders Keepers were a band featuring then future Trapeze members Glenn Hughes, Mel Galley, and Dave Holland. Trapeze were an English rock band formed in March 1969 by vocalist John Jones and guitarist/keyboardist Terry Rowley (who named the band with guitarist Mel Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968 Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Archie Mason Griffin (born August 21, 1954) is a former American football Running back and college football's only two-time Heisman trophy
1954 - Ivan Stang, American writer
1955 - Roy Henry Wells, American historian and author
1956 - Kim Cattrall, English-born actress
1959 - Jim McMahon, American football player
1961 - David Morales, American disc jockey
1961 - Stephen Hillenburg, American animator and cartoonist
1962 - Jeff Stryker, American actor
1963 - King Mohammed VI of Morocco
1963 - Richmond Arquette, American actor
1964 - Trinity Loren, American actress and model (d. Rev Ivan Stang (born Douglass St Clair Smith August 21, 1953 in Washington D Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kim Victoria Cattrall ( rhyming with shall; born 21 August 1956) is an English born actress who grew up in Canada and now lives The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Robert "Jim" McMahon (born August 21, 1959 in Jersey City New Jersey) is a former American football player playing collegiately Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stephen Hillenburg (born August 21 1961 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma) is an American Animator and is perhaps most notable as the creator of Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeff Stryker (born Charles Casper Peyton on August 21, 1962 in Carmi Illinois, U Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. King Mohammed VI (محمد السادس born in 1963 is the King of Morocco. Richmond Arquette (born August 21, 1963) is an American Film and television Actor. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Trinity Loren (born Joyce Evelyn McPherson August 21, 1964 in La Jolla, California, USA and died October 25 1998)
1965 - Jim Bullinger, American baseball player
1966 - John Wetteland, Major League Baseball player
1967 - Carrie-Anne Moss, Canadian actress
1967 - Serj Tankian, Armenian-born singer (System of a Down)
1967 - Darren Bewick, AFL footballer
1969 - Josée Chouinard, Canadian figure skater
1970 - Nathan Jones, American professional wrestler
1970 - Erik Dekker, Dutch cyclist
1971 - Liam Howlett, British musician (The Prodigy)
1971 - Matthew Noonan, American Concert Organist
1971 - Robert Harvey, Australian Rules Footballer (St Kilda Football Club)
1973 - Steve McKenna, Canadian ice hockey player
1973 - Sergey Brin, Co-founder of Google
1975 - Alicia Witt, American actress
1975 - Simon Katich, Australian cricketer
1976 - Alex Brooks, American ice hockey player
1976 - Jeff Cunningham, Jamaican American soccer player
1978 - Reuben Droughns, American football player
1978 - Jason Marquis, American baseball player
1978 - Alan Lee, Irish footballer
1978 - Lee Gronkiewicz, American baseball player
1978 - Peter Buxton, English rugby union player
1979 - Kelis Rogers-Jones, American singer
1980 - Burney Lamar, American race car driver
1981 - Andreas Glyniadakis, Greek basketball player
1981 - Collie Buddz, (Colin Harper) Reggae & Dancehall artist
1983 - Josh Harrington, American professional BMX rider
1983 - Chantelle Houghton, British TV personality
1983 - Brody Jenner, American actor
1983 - Scott McDonald, Australian footballer
1984 - Neil Dexter, South African cricketer
1984 - Alizée Jacotey, French singer
1984 - Melissa Schuman, American actress
1984 - B.J. Upton, American baseball player
1986 - Usain Bolt, Jamaican sprinter
1987 - Kim Kibum, one of the member of Korean boy band Super junior. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. James Eric Bullinger (born August 21, 1965 in New Orleans Louisiana) is a former Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. John Karl Wetteland (born August 21, 1966 in San Mateo California) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher, who pitched as a Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Carrie-Anne Moss (born 21 August 1967 is a Screen Actors Guild Award -nominated Canadian actress known for her roles in Memento, Serj Tankian ( Armenian: Սերժ Թանգեան (born August 21, 1967 in Beirut, Lebanon and started his own software company System of a Down (commonly referred to as System or abbreviated as SOAD) is an Armenian American rock band formed in 1994 in Darren Bewick (born 21 August 1967 was a former Australian rules football player who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Josée Chouinard (born on August 21, 1969 in Montreal Quebec) is a Canadian Figure skater. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nathan Darren Jones (born August 21 1970) is an Australian Actor and professional wrestler. Hendrik ("Erik" Dekker (born August 21, 1970 in Hoogeveen) is a retired Dutch professional Road racing cyclist active from Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Liam Paris Howlett (born August 21, 1971) is the core member of the British band The Prodigy. The Prodigy are an Electronic music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree Essex, England. Matthew Noonan is an American Concert Organist. Born August 21, 1971, he studied organ at the Eastman School of Music Robert Harvey may refer to Robert Harvey (footballer (born 1971 Australian rules footballer Robert Harvey (musician (born 1983 British The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian Football League club based in Melbourne Victoria Australia Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Steve McKenna (born August 21, 1973 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional Ice hockey defenceman Sergey Mikhailovich Brin (Сергей Михайлович Брин born August 21 1973 is a Soviet -born American Entrepreneur who co-founded Google Google Inc is an American public corporation, earning revenue from advertising related to its Internet search, e-mail, online Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alicia Roanne Witt (born August 21 1975 is an American film stage and television actress Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Simon Matthew Katich (born 21 August 1975 in Middle Swan Western Australia) is an Australian Cricketer He is the captain of the New South Wales Blues Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alex Brooks (born August 21 1976 is an American defenseman for the St Jeff Cunningham (born August 21, 1976 in Montego Bay, Jamaica) is a Jamaican-American Soccer Striker, who currently plays Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Reuben Droughns (RU-ben DRONES (born August 21, 1978 in Chicago Illinois) is an American football Running back for the New Jason Scott Marquis (mɑrˈkiː (born August 21, 1978) is an American Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Alan Desmond Lee (born 21 August, 1978 in Galway) is a Professional footballer currently playing for Championship club Lee Matthew Gronkiewicz (born August 21, 1978 in Los Angeles California) is a Major League Relief pitcher for the Boston Peter Buxton (born 21 August 1978 in Cheltenham) is a Rugby union footballer who plays at flanker for Gloucester Rugby Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Kelis Rogers-Jones (née Rogers, born August 21, 1979) better known as Kelis (pronounced kuh-LEECE is a Grammy Award-nominated American Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Burney Lamar (born August 21, 1980, West Sacramento California) is a NASCAR driver Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Andreas Glyniadakis, also spelled Andreas Gliniadakis ( in Greek: Ανδρέας Γλυνιαδάκης; born 26 August, 1981 in Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Collie Buddz (born Colin Harper August 21, 1981 in New Orleans Louisiana) is a Reggae and Dancehall artist from Bermuda Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Josh Harrington (born August 21, 1983) is an American BMX rider from Greenville North Carolina. BMX ( Bicycle Motocross) is a form of Cycling on specially designed bicycles which usually have 20 inch wheels Chantelle Vivien Houghton (previously Preston) (born 21 August 1983 Brentwood Essex, England) was billed as the first 'non-celebrity' Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Sam Brody Jenner (born August 21, 1983 Scott Douglas McDonald (born 21 August 1983 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian professional football Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Neil John Dexter (born August 21, 1984 in Johannesburg) is a South African born English Cricketer He is a right-handed batsman Alizée Jacotey ( (born August 21 1984 is a French singer Born in Ajaccio, Corsica Melissa Amber Schuman (born August 21, 1984) is an American singer and actress Melvin Emanuel "B J" Upton (born August 21 1984 in Norfolk Virginia) is a Major League Baseball Center fielder for Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Kim Kibum (born August 21, 1987) also credited as Kibum, is a Korean Actor, Singer, Dancer, and the second actor and singer
1988 - Louise Setara, English singer-songwriter
1988 - Paris Bennett, American singer and finalist on American Idol 5
1989 - Hayden Panettiere, American actress, model and singer
1996 - Jamia Simone Nash, American singer and actress

Deaths

1157 - King Alfonso VII of Castile (b. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Louise Setara, born Louise Smith ( Reading Berkshire, England, 1988 is an English singer-songwriter Paris Ana'is Bennett (born August 21, 1988) is an American Singer. The fifth season of American Idol began on January 17, 2006 and concluded on May 24, 2006. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Hayden Leslie Panettiere (born August 21 1989 is an American actress and singer Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Jamia Simone Nash (born August 21, 1996) is an American child singer rapper and actress Alfonso VII ( 1 March 1105 &ndash 21 August 1157) called the Emperor, became the King of Galicia in 1111 and King 1104/1105)
1153 - Bernard of Clairvaux, French theologian (b. Bernard of Clairvaux, OCist ( 1090 - August 20, 1153) was a French abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian monastic order 1090)
1271 - Alphonse of Toulouse, son of Louis VIII of France (b. Alfonso or Alphonse ( 11 November 1220 &ndash 21 August 1271) was the Count of Poitou from 1225 and Count of Toulouse Louis VIII the Lion ( 5 September 1187 – 8 November 1226) reigned as King of France from 1223 to 1226 1220)
1581 - Sakuma Nobumori, Japanese retainer and samurai (b. was a retainer of the Oda clan. He has also been called Dewa no Suke (出羽介 and Uemon no Jo (右衛門尉 1527)
1614 - Elizabeth Báthory, the world's most prolific female serial killer (b. 1560)
1627 - Jacques Mauduit, French composer (b. Jacques Mauduit ( September 16, 1557 &ndash August 21, 1627) was a French composer of the late Renaissance. 1557)
1673 - Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford, English soldier
1689 - William Cleland, Scottish poet and soldier
1762 - Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English writer (b. Henry Grey 1st Earl of Stamford (c 1599 &ndash August 21, 1673) known as the Lord Grey of Groby from 1614 to 1628 was an English nobleman William Cleland (c 1661&ndash August 21[[ 689]] was a Scottish Poet and Soldier. Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Lady Mary Wortley Montagu ( 26 May 1689 &ndash 21 August 1762) was an English aristocrat and writer 1689)
1763 - Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, British statesman (b. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl of Egremont PC (1710 &ndash 21 August 1763) a son of Sir William Wyndham and a direct descendant of Sir John 1710)
1796 - John McKinly, American physician and President of Delaware (b. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Dr John McKinly ( February 21 1721 &ndash August 21 1796) was an American Physician and Politician from 1721)
1814 - Benjamin Thompson, American physicist and inventor (b. Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford (in German: de Reichsgraf von Rumford FRS ( 26 March 1753 – 21 August 1814 1753)
1836 - Claude-Louis Navier, French physicist (b. Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Claude-Louis Navier (10 February 1785 in Dijon – 21 August 1836 in Paris) born Claude Louis Marie Henri Navier (klod lwi maʁi ɑ̃ʁi naˈvje was a 1785)
1838 - Adelbert von Chamisso, German writer (b. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Adelbert von Chamisso ( January 30 1781 &ndash August 21 1838) was a German Poet and Botanist. 1781)
1935 - John Hartley, English tennis player, double winner of Wimbledon (b. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Thorneycroft Hartley ( January 9, 1849 &ndash August 21, 1935) was a Tennis player from England, and the only clergyman 1849)
1940 - Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary (b. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leon Trotsky ( Russian:, Lev Davidovich Trotsky, also transliterated Leo, Lyev, Trotskii, Trotski, Trotskij 1879)
1940 - Ernest Lawrence Thayer, American poet (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ernest Lawrence Thayer ( August 14, 1863 - August 21, 1940) was an American writer and poet who wrote " Casey at the Bat 1863)
1940 - Hermann Obrecht, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hermann Obrecht ( March 26, 1882 - August 21, 1940) was a Swiss politician and Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1935-1940 1882)
1943 - Henrik Pontoppidan, Danish writer, Nobel Prize (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henrik Pontoppidan ( July 24, 1857 — August 21, 1943) was a realist writer who shared with Karl Gjellerup the The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1857)
1947 - Ettore Bugatti, Italian automobile manufacturer (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti ( September 15, 1881, Milan, died on August 21, 1947) was an Italian Automobile 1881)
1951 - Constant Lambert, British composer and conductor (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Leonard Constant Lambert ( August 23, 1905 &ndash August 21, 1951) was a British composer and conductor. 1905)
1957 - Harald Ulrik Sverdrup, Norwegian meteorologist and oceanographer (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Harald Ulrik Sverdrup ( November 15, 1888 &ndash August 21, 1957) was a Norwegian oceanographer and meteorologist 1888)
1957 - Nels Stewart, professional ice hockey player (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Nelson Robert "Old Poison" Stewart (b December 29, 1902 in Montreal, Quebec - August 21, 1957 was a Canadian 1902)
1960 - David Barnard Steinman, American civil engineer and bridge designer (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. You may also be looking for David Steinman 1886)
1964 - Palmiro Togliatti, Italian communist leader (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Palmiro Togliatti ( March 26 1893 - August 21 1964) was an Italian politician the leader of the Italian Communist Party 1893)
1978 - Charles Eames, American designer and architect (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Charles (1907-1978 and Ray (1912–1988 Eames (ˈiːmz were American designers married in 1941 who worked and made major contributions in many fields of design 1907)
1979 - Giuseppe Meazza, Italian footballer (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Giuseppe "Peppino" Meazza (23 August 1910–21 August 1979 also known as il "Balilla" Peppin and sometimes Pepp was an Italian footballer playing mainly for 1910)
1981 - Michael Devine, the last man to die in the 1981 Irish hunger strike (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The 1981 Irish hunger strike was the culmination of a five-year protest during The Troubles by Irish republican prisoners in Northern Ireland. 1954)
1982 - Sobhuza II, King of Swaziland (b. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Ngwenyama Sobhuza II ( July 22, 1899 – August 21, 1982) was the Paramount Chief and later King of Swaziland. This page contains a list of Paramount chiefs and kings ( Ngwenyamas) of Swaziland. 1899)
1983 - Benigno Aquino, Jr., Philippine opposition leader (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Benigno Servillano Aquino Jr ( November 27, 1932 – August 21 1932)
1988 - Ray Eames, American designer, artist and architect (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Charles (1907-1978 and Ray (1912–1988 Eames (ˈiːmz were American designers married in 1941 who worked and made major contributions in many fields of design 1912)
1989 - Raul Seixas, Brazilian singer (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Raul Santos Seixas (IPA 'sejʃəʃ( June 28, 1945 &ndash August 21, 1989) was a Brazilian rock Composer 1945)
1995 - Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Indian-born astrophysicist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Padma Vibhushan Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, FRS ( Tamil: சுப்பிரமணியன் சந்திரசேகர் English ˌtʃʌndrəˈʃeɪkɑr( The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1910)
1997 - Yuri Nikulin, Russian clown and actor (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Yuri Vladimirovich Nikulin (Юрий Владимирович Никулин 18 December 1921 &ndash 21 August 1997) was a well-known 1921)
2000 - Daniel Lisulo, Prime Minister of Zambia (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Daniel Muchiwa Lisulo ( December 6, 1930 - August 21, 2000) was the Prime Minister of Zambia from June 1978 until February List of Prime Ministers of Zambia See also List of Presidents of Zambia Lists of incumbents 1930)
2001 - Calum MacKay, Canadian ice hockey player (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Calum MacKay ( January 1, 1927 - August 21, 2001) was a former Canadian hockey player 1927)
2003 - Kathy Wilkes, English philosopher and aid worker (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Kathleen Vaughan Wilkes ( June 23 1946 &ndash August 21 2003) was a Philosopher and academic who played an important part in rebuilding 1946)
2003 - Wesley Willis, American musician (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wesley Willis (May 31 1963 &ndash August 21 2003 was a Busker Musician and Artist from Chicago. 1963)
2005 - Marcus Schmuck, Austrian mountaineer (b. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marcus Schmuck ( April 18 1925 - August 21 2005) was an Austrian mountaineer. 1925)
2005 - Robert Moog, American pioneer of electronic music (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dr Robert Arthur Moog (ˈmoʊɡ to rhyme with "rogue" ( May 23, 1934 &ndash August 21, 2005) was an American pioneer of 1934)
2005 - Dahlia Ravikovitch, Israeli poet (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dahlia Ravikovitch ( 17 November 1936 &ndash 21 August 2005) was an Israeli Poet and peace activist best known for the freedom 1936)
2005 - Martin Dillon, tenor, American opera singer (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Dillon (b Portsmouth, Ohio, June 17 1957 - d Randolph, Vermont August 21, 2005) was a 1957)
2006 - Paul Fentener van Vlissingen, Dutch businessman and philanthropist (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Fentener van Vlissingen ( Utrecht, March 21, 1941 – Langbroek, August 21, 2006) was a Dutch businessman 1941)
2006 - Ustad Bismillah Khan, Indian musician (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ustad Bismillah Khan Sahib ( March 21, 1916 – August 21, 2006) was a Shehnai Maestro from India. 1916)
2007 - Siobhan Dowd, British/Irish writer (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Siobhan (or Siobhán Dowd ( 4 February 1960 – 21 August 2007) was a British / Irish Writer; she wrote the drama/mystery 1960)
2007 - Elizabeth P. Hoisington, American Brigadier General (b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elizabeth Paschel Hoisington ( November 3 1918 &ndash August 21 2007) was an United States Army officer who was one of the first 1918)
2007 - Haley Paige, American pornographic actress (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Maryam Irene Haley (December 30 1981 – August 21 2007 In an affidavit regarding her first marriage she stated that " was molested by an uncle which my parents knew about 1981)

Holidays and observances

Ninoy Aquino Day - special holiday in the Philippines. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Ninoy Aquino Day is a public holiday in the Philippines observed annually on August 21. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
Roman festivals - Consualia, in honor of Consus, is held. Roman holidays generally were celebrated to worship and celebrate a certain god or mythological occurrence and consisted of religious observances various festival traditions and usually The Consuales Ludi or Consualia is a festival which honors Consus, the god of counsel and the one who protects the harvest which is in storage at the time of the In Roman mythology, the god Consus was the protector of grains and (subterranean storage bins (silos and as such was represented by a corn seed
Roman Catholic saints - Pope Pius X. This is an incomplete list of Christian Saints in alphabetical order by Christian name but if necessary by surname the place or attribute part of name as well Saint Pius X ( Latin: Pius PP X) ( June 2, 1835 &mdash August 20, 1914) born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, was the
Orthodox - Thaddaeus, Abraham of Smolensk. Thaddeus was one of the Seventy Apostles of Christ, not to be confused with Thaddeus of the Twelve Apostles. Abraham of Smolensk was a Monk of Smolensk, his birthplace where he became a monk of the Bogoroditzkaja monastery

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